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BusesForSale.com

Principal Full-Stack / Software Engineer Own the stack. Shape the future of the #1 used bus marketplace in the world.Who we are BusesForSale.com is not your average dealership&mdash;we&rsquo;re building the world&rsquo;s largest and smartest marketplace for buses. Our customers range from schools to startups to adventure seekers, and we&rsquo;re on a mission to reinvent how vehicles get bought and sold online.We&rsquo;re scrappy, fast, and customer-obsessed. We ship big ideas, not red tape.The role We&rsquo;re looking for a Principal Full-Stack Engineer who thrives on ownership. You&rsquo;ll be the person who keeps our frontend humming, our backend bulletproof, our infra solid, and our dev team sharp. Think architect + builder + mentor.This is a hands-on role: you&rsquo;ll be in the code daily, setting standards, solving scaling puzzles, and pushing us toward best-in-class engineering.You&rsquo;ll own<ul><li>Frontend: Next.js (React, TypeScript) &rarr; build pages that are lightning-fast, SEO-friendly, and don&rsquo;t break on mobile.</li><li>Backend: TypeScript/Node.js and/or Python (FastAPI/Flask) &rarr; design APIs, nail auth/caching/rate limiting, and scale services.</li><li>Legacy lift: Laravel/PHP &rarr; read, refactor, and sunset services with clean acceptance tests.</li><li>Data &amp; Search: Amazon RDS (MySQL/MariaDB), Algolia &rarr; craft performant schemas and queries that make search feel instant.</li><li>Infra: AWS (ECS Fargate, ALB, ECR, S3, CloudWatch), Docker, Terraform &rarr; build infra that scales, monitor it, and automate the boring stuff.</li><li>CI/CD: GitLab CI today; GitHub Actions tomorrow (if you want).</li></ul>What you bring (must-haves)<ul><li>Mastery in Next.js + TypeScript (SSR/ISR, routing, SEO, performance tuning).</li><li>Production-level backend chops in Node or Python (auth, APIs, caching, scaling).</li><li>Can read/port PHP (Laravel) without hating your life.</li><li>SQL surgeon with MySQL/MariaDB (schema design, indexing, query tuning).</li><li>Cloud native with AWS + containers (ECS/Fargate, Docker, IaC).</li><li>Experience wiring up Algolia + 3rd party APIs.</li><li>Fluent with AI coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) and know how to use them responsibly for planning, refactoring, and testing.</li></ul>Soft skills (non-negotiable)<ul><li>Clear, concise English (written + spoken).</li><li>Comfortable leading meetings, writing specs, and explaining tradeoffs.</li><li>A collaborator: you give clean code reviews, mentor others, and take feedback without ego.</li><li>Reliable AF: blockers don&rsquo;t sit in silence, you ship what you commit, and your team knows they can count on you.</li></ul>Why this role rocks<ul><li>Impact: You&rsquo;re not a cog. Your code will shape the experience for thousands of buyers and sellers.</li><li>Ownership: You&rsquo;ll steer technical direction, not just execute tickets.</li><li>Pace: We ship. Fast.</li><li>Growth: You&rsquo;ll mentor engineers, influence culture, and solve scaling challenges most startups dream about.</li></ul>Next step If you want to build something big, visible, and lasting&mdash;apply. If you want a slow, &ldquo;corporate-safe&rdquo; gig, this isn&rsquo;t it.Job Type: Full-timePay: $125,000.00 - $225,000.00 per yearWork Location: Remote

Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer